HeroicPenguin
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Hi guys,
I'm currently looking to possibly upgrade my Gilmore Lite to something a little bit better. At first, I was thinking about just getting the DPS for it, but no one seems to be selling it and at that price, I was thinking I might be able to get something a little better too, so I decided I might get a new amp. My two main headphones are my Sennheiser HD600 and Audio-Technica AD2000, so I need the amp to drive both low and high impedance headphones. I also would like a pre-amp, since I'm moving to a larger place next year and would like to start a speaker set-up in the near future and that would be quite useful.
My current DAC is the Musical Fidelity V-DAC II with the V-PSU II. I think it's a fairly decent DAC and I'm not really considering any combo DAC/amps, although I'll definitely consider them if they're great. I like the neutral sound of the GLite, but a bit more warmth might be nice. The amp that I was considering the most was the Woo WA6 with a pre-amp, but I'm not sure they make them with pre-amps anymore. I'm currently interested in tube amps, so that would be my preference, although it's not necessary. I also like the idea of tube rolling and that this can be a way of upgrading. I also considered the Burson Soloist, but I think that's too expensive for me right now. Are there any other suggestions? I saw a Melos SHA-1, but I don't think that's necessarily better than my GLite.
I'm currently looking to possibly upgrade my Gilmore Lite to something a little bit better. At first, I was thinking about just getting the DPS for it, but no one seems to be selling it and at that price, I was thinking I might be able to get something a little better too, so I decided I might get a new amp. My two main headphones are my Sennheiser HD600 and Audio-Technica AD2000, so I need the amp to drive both low and high impedance headphones. I also would like a pre-amp, since I'm moving to a larger place next year and would like to start a speaker set-up in the near future and that would be quite useful.
My current DAC is the Musical Fidelity V-DAC II with the V-PSU II. I think it's a fairly decent DAC and I'm not really considering any combo DAC/amps, although I'll definitely consider them if they're great. I like the neutral sound of the GLite, but a bit more warmth might be nice. The amp that I was considering the most was the Woo WA6 with a pre-amp, but I'm not sure they make them with pre-amps anymore. I'm currently interested in tube amps, so that would be my preference, although it's not necessary. I also like the idea of tube rolling and that this can be a way of upgrading. I also considered the Burson Soloist, but I think that's too expensive for me right now. Are there any other suggestions? I saw a Melos SHA-1, but I don't think that's necessarily better than my GLite.
